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Source Description
This is part of the so-called "Turkish Hunting Set" consisting of the Ottoman gun (Walters 51.84) and various accessories contained within a large Parisian case (Walters 64.165). The pen box fits into the butt of the gun and itself contains a pen holder (Walters 51.87) and a knife (Walters 57.620). It also has an inkwell in the end that opens.
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Document identity
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21516
label
Pen Box from the Gun Set of Mahmud I
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title
Pen Box from the Gun Set of Mahmud I
description
This is part of the so-called "Turkish Hunting Set" consisting of the Ottoman gun (Walters 51.84) and various accessories contained within a large Parisian case (Walters 64.165). The pen box fits into the butt of the gun and itself contains a pen holder (Walters 51.87) and a knife (Walters 57.620). It also has an inkwell in the end that opens.
provenance
Robert S. Pardo, Istanbul; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
ca. 1732 (Ottoman)
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
pen boxes
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5
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import
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cm
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2.4
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3.2
depth
18.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 15/16 × W: 1 1/4 × L: 7 5/16 in. (2.4 × 3.2 × 18.6 cm)
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gilded silver, emeralds (or beryls), rubies (or spinels)
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2431
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